Attending a mendhi ceremony
Q: Is it permissible to attend a mendhi ceremony/party or is it imitation of non-Muslims?
Nikaah & Marriage Issues
Is marriage considered as an ibaadah?
Q: Is marriage considered as an ibaadah?
Nikaah without witnesses
Q: I did ijab o qbul without mehar and wali and without witness 8 years ago. There was no physical relation but I realized it is wrong. I left that boy now and my father is getting me married to my cousin. Should I get married to him or tell my father about the nikah 8 years ago?
Using remote controlled sex toys when spouses live in different countries
Q: My wife and I live in different countries, and I have been advised that using sex toys is permissible if used by one's partner.
My question is: Can we use a remote-controlled sex toy, where I have control at times and she also has control at other times? Does this fall under acceptable use, or is it considered masturbation?
Applying light make up and talking when meeting a potential spouse
Q: In the situation of meeting a potential spouse...
1. Is it permissible for a girl to put on some light makeup when the boy comes to see her?
2. How long should they speak for?
3. Should she take her parda off when talking?
Water births
Q: Is a water birth permissible?
Spouses having relation when a child has chickenpox
Q: Can a married couple have marital relations when one of their children in the house has chickenpox?
Secret nikaah and publicizing it after a while
Q: I am a 53 year old divorced female. My first cousin is 62 and he is recently divorced. We are both single, and are considering making Nikah. Because our families are very close, we are afraid that if we have a public Nikah, and the marriage subsequently does not work, this will cause immense stress on the entire family. Is it possible for us to do a non-public / secret Nikah for a while and then if all works out, we will then tell the family that we are married.
Husband maintaining a balance between his parents and wife
Q: If a husband defends his wife infront of his parents (as they are on the wrong side) and they get angry then how should a husband maintain his role of kuwam towards his wife as the parents wants to make their decisions. Also, they want the wife to serve them in all household chores on her own. In this situation what can a husband do?
Informing one's prospective spouse about one's medical condition
Q: I was diagnosed with psoriasis 3 years back. When it initially came, it was bad where my body was almost covered with it. Upon taking the treatment biologics injections, it cleared rapidly in 2-3 months.
Since Psoriasis is an autoimmune condition I have to keep it in control and according to doctors it cannot be cured completely, but there are medications which can keep it in control. I know few people who have been cured from it (remission).
After this initial major outbreak, I was pretty much clear from it by the grace of Allah for the past 3 years.
Only this year, in 2023, it was a little bad for around 6 months where 5-8% of my body was covered, according to the doctor since i was off my medication for 1.5 years.
When I was on medication I used to get few plaques during winters which covered around 3% of the body and they got cleared in summers in 2-4 months. Rest of the months I was 99.9% clear of it.
Now I have started the medication again and it is in control where I have around 1-2% of involvement and hoping it will be cleared in 1-2 months inshallah. I take injections once every month now.
Other than this condition I am healthy and normal and I also work by Allah's grace.
I am planning to get married. Given my history of this condition should I inform my prospective spouse about this condition. I feel nobody will be interested after I inform them about it. So I am not able to take a decision due to this. Doctors told me that it is perfectly okay to get married living with this condition.